Abstract: This research aims
to analyze the opportunity cost of paddy farmer, the income potencials of paddy
farming and factors affecting the income of paddy farmers. This study was a
survey method conducted in Astomulyo Village, Punggur Sub-District, Lampung Tengah
Regency in November 2015 - January 2016. This location was selected purposively
as Astomulyo Village is one of the paddy and pineapple producers. The number of
samples was 42 respondents selected by using Simple Random Sampling. The
opportunity cost was analyzed by comparing paddy farming and other farmers’
ocupationsusing two paired sample t-test. The potential income of paddy farming
was calculated on paddy farming income and opportunity cost and analyzed using
two paired sample t-test, The factors are paddy farming income using Cobb
Douglass function profit. This research results showed that farmers opportunity
cost was Rp17,275,316.00, meaning that the opportunity cost of farmers was higher than the income of paddy
farming. The income potencyof paddy farming was Rp14,246,328.00, implying that
the opportunity cost affected the incrase of paddy farmers’ income. The factors
affecting the paddy farming income were land size, seed cost, dan workers’
wage.